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Concept illustration of the electro-optic response in AlScN
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Haochen Wang, ChuanNan Li, Van de Walle group
Concept illustration of the electro-optic response in AlScN

Boosting electro-optic performance in III-V semiconductors

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Giving rise to diversity in marine science, by way of mentorship and research
A humpback swims at the surface with fishing gear wrapped around its flukes.
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E. Lyman/ NOAA Sanctuaries
Less gear in the water means fewer chances for Whales to become entangled.

Reducing fishing gear could save whales with low impacts to California’s crab fishermen
illustration of comets in Earth's night sky

A prehistoric cosmic airburst preceded the advent of agriculture in the Levant
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Everyone will have their own AI soon
Misha Sra
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Lilli McKinney
Misha Sra

Computer scientist Misha Sra uses AI to make motor skills training more accessible
fishers just off a Pacific island shore
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Jacob Eurich
Fishers coming home on a paddle canoe after fishing on the fore reefs of Abaiang, Kiribati

Researchers build and test a framework for achieving climate resilience across diverse fisheries
Portrait of Kenneth Kosik
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Matt Perko
Kenneth S. Kosik

A peek inside the quickening race to understand, treat — and even cure — Alzheimer’s disease
facade of building

The Materials Research Laboratory receives a six-year, $18 million grant from NSF

Wifi can read through walls
concept of laser-based quantum optical system

Experimental physicist David Weld to investigate the role of feedback and measurement in quantum systems
Emily Jacobs seated, looking upward, seated in front of a backdrop of brain imagery
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Matt Perko
Emily Jacobs’ lab primarily examines how hormones affect the brain

The current landscape of women’s health — and how it might be improved
a student presents research findings
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Andrew Masuda
UC Santa Barbara chemical engineering major Jessy Gonzalez explains his summer research project during a poster session sponsored by the Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (CSEP).

Immersive research experiences translate into an inspiring summer for undergraduate students
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